Club Brugge equalise late to force 3-3 home draw with Atletico Madrid

BRUGES, Belgium, Feb 18 : Club Brugge's Christos Tzolis tucked away a late equaliser to secure a dramatic 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid in their Champions League playoff first leg on Wednesday as the Belgian side avoided defeat after an agonising own goal appeared to have cost them.

Tzolis slammed home an angled shot in the 89th minute to level the tie although the goal was initially ruled out for offside but then confirmed after a VAR check.

Brugge fought back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to level the score but then looked to have thrown it away when Joel Ordonez turned the ball into his own net in the 79th minute.

Yet they head into next Tuesday’s return leg in Madrid with the scores level.

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)